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Series of online events programmed during the week of The Ivors
The Ivors Academy has announced a weeks’ worth of planned activities to celebrate songwriting and composing for screen, taking place during the week of The Ivors with Apple Music on 2 September.
The Ivors Academy announce new appointments and initiatives to empower young music creators
A number of announcements have been made as part of our commitment to support and nurture the next generation of creative talent across the UK.
Music Creators Mentoring Programme
The Ivors Academy and Help Musicians, the nearly 100-year-old charity for professional musicians, with support from The Ivors Academy Trust, have launched a pilot of a new mentoring scheme for members of The Ivors Academy.
Rupert Hine 1947 – 2020
The music creator community pays homage to The Ivors Academy Board Director Rupert Hine with tributes from Sir Bob Geldof, Crispin Hunt, Dan Adams and Alan Graham.
The Ivors Academy calls on the BBC to support classical composers by playing more of their work
An open letter from the The Ivors Academy’s Classical Committee to the BBC is calling for the work of living classical composers to be broadcast more.
Be Charlotte Interview: “There is a need to encourage more women to write music professionally”
We speak to The Ivors Academy Under 25 member Be Charlotte about curating Scotland's first all-female songwriting camp, taking place in Dundee for International Women’s Day.
New appointments made at The Ivors Academy to strengthen the voice of jazz composers across the UK
A number of new events, opportunities and appointments have been announced by The Ivors Academy to promote jazz composition nationwide.
The Ivors Academy 2019 round-up
As we near Christmas, CEO Graham Davies reflects on a fantastic year at The Ivors Academy making progress on all of our objectives.
Commissioning Music for Screen Event
On 19 November The Ivors Academy held a sold-out evening panel session that started a series of events designed to explore the changing landscape for composers for screen.
